Fausta’s Blog

All things come to an end, and Mad Men’s third season finale is tonight: it’s titled Shut the Door. Have a Seat which of course makes you think someone’s going to get fired, but it may mean there are lots of bad news for a lot of the characters, too. The statement “Shut the door. Have a seat” is the workplace equivalent of your meaningful other telling you “we need to talk.” It makes your blood drain from your face.

Here’s the video recap of last week’s episode, which featured the JFK assassination:

Mad Men questions:
Why is Mad Men the most deeply written, best-acted, least-clarified television drama on the tube?

Mad Men’s Don Draper effect
He’s a suave role model, but what are viewers learning from his behavior?

Let’s hope AMC has one of their day-long marathons of all three seasons soon.

UPDATE, Monday 9 November:
SPOILER ALERT ON ALL THESE LINKS:
Star Ledger: Mad Men, ‘Shut the Door. Have a Seat’: Reviewing the season finale

Over and over in “Shut the Door. Have a Seat,” characters are told some variation of the episode’s title, and they sit and hear some life-changing bit of news

Time: Mad Men Watch: Buying the Farm
Wall Street Journal’s Cheryl Berman: “Mad Men,” Season 3, Episode 13: TV Recap (Season Finale)

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